Working and living in rural Scotland, Hannah and Charlotte are women in wellies.
Each episode they are joined by a guest to explore the inspiring stories, experiences and lessons of other women behind the wellies and share these with you, the listener.
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Working and living in rural Scotland, Hannah and Charlotte are women in wellies.
Each episode they are joined by a guest to explore the inspiring stories, experiences and lessons of other women behind the wellies and share these with you, the listener.
Follow @womeninwelliespodcast on Instagram to stay up to date with all the latest news and episodes and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
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Pickles, fire cooking and a whole lot of entrepreneurial chaos! This episode with Lucy Pattinson of Goat Rodeo Goods is an absolute ride from start to finish!
Having first met Lucy while she was chefing an event in the Scottish Borders, its a delight to welcome her to the Women in Wellies podcast. From growing up in rural Derbyshire with a freezer full of pigeon, to a food-and-wine adventure in France that accidentally led her into professional cooking, to becoming a private chef for high-end estates… Lucy’s journey is as unexpected as it is inspiring.
We dive into her love of game, her early days hosting ladies’ clay shoots, how she learned to cook over fire, why she believes in eating with the seasons, and the many twists that eventually led her to co-found Goat Rodeo Goods with her business partner Kat. Expect stories of house renovations gone rogue, stalking weeks in remote bothies, cooking paella for 50 in a pan she’d never used before, and the chaotic (and hilarious) birth of their now-cult pickle brand.
We also talk about Fodder & Farm, the magic of long-table feasts built entirely from the land around them, the power of community, and the joy of creating memorable food from what’s literally outside the back door.
It’s warm, wild, funny and full of heart and we hope it brings you a smile (and maybe sends you off to buy some pickles!) as you listen in.
The Women in Wellies Podcast is sponsored by Scottish Law firm, Gillespie Macandrew, advising on all areas of land & rural business, private client, energy and real estate.
Connect with Lucy and Goat Rodeo Goods on social media : Instagram - @thefodderation / @goatrodeogoods \\ LinkedIn - Lucy Pattinson / Goat Rodeo Goods \\ Tiktok - @goatrodeogoods
Episode Recorded on 31st October 2025.
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Liz Barron-Majerik is Scotland Director for Lantra, the Sector Skills Council for the land based and nature based sector, which works closely with Scottish Government. She has a background in plant science and agronomy, is also a Chartered Forester and STEM Ambassador, and received an MBE for her work in STEM Engagement.
Liz shares her own career journey through working in higher education including in hair and beauty to land at Lantra with wellies in hand. Liz shares the juggle of Mum life alongside work particularly in recent years as they have navigated her son’s diagnosis with kidney disease.
This conversation dives into skills, careers in wellies and highlights the opportunities for training at all levels. We see the power of collaboration and the importance of organisations coming together to ensure we are able to deliver training that is accessible to all such as the Women in Agriculture Training Fund now delivered by Lantra.
Women in Wellies was founded in the hope we could highlight opportunities for careers that require you to wear wellies (at least some of the time!) so this conversation with Liz about courses and routes in feels perfectly fitting. Tune in - it might even inspire you to look at what course you could take for some learning this year!
The Award Winning Women in Wellies Podcast is sponsored by Scottish Law firm, Gillespie Macandrew, advising on all areas of land & rural business, private client, energy and real estate.
Connect with Liz on social media : Instagram - \\ LinkedIn - Liz Barron-Majerik / Lantra Scotland
Find out more about Lantra Scotland here : https://www.scotland.lantra.co.uk/
Episode Recorded on 20th October 2025.
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Woody Morris helps women find their happiness, health and energy from Happy Thistle Farm in the Scottish Borders and this conversation is filled with happiness and joy from start to finish (where even the dogs have their say!).
From a career in sports journalism that took Woody to Hong Kong, London and Southport to her rural idyl in the Scottish Borders this is a story that is woven with the call of coming home to Scotland. Woody shares some of the challenges of working in sports journalism, the motivation she took from loosing her parents young and even the story of driving from Southport to Scotland while in labour!
Woody shares her plans for the retreat they are building at Happy Thistle Farm which already includes goat yoga (Women in Wellies x Goat Yoga next summer anyone?!), her friendly flock of sheep and the horses. We talk about the poverty that exists in rural communities and her crazy plan to raise money for Cash for Kids that resulted in a horse race but also a turning point for Woody to become a Health & Wellness Life Coach.
We smiled the whole way through so here’s hoping it brings you a smile or two as you listen in!
The Women in Wellies Podcast is sponsored by Scottish Law firm, Gillespie Macandrew, advising on all areas of land & rural business, private client, energy and real estate.
Connect with Woody on social media : Instagram - @woodyymorris \\ LinkedIn - Woody Morris \\ Facebook - Woody Morris
Episode Recorded on 13th October 2025.
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Sylvia Ormiston and Highland Ponies are a well known pairing and what a treat it was to dive into her stories, experiences and lessons in this podcast episode.
Having met in the main ring at the Scottish Game Fair and sharing an insight into these wonderful ponies in the Highland Pony demonstrations it was only right to bring this to the podcast too! From keeping her first horse in the back garden to travels to Australia, this episode is certainly entertaining. We unpack the Highland Pony, the role they can play, how special they are and, as you might expect, there is a story or 2 from Sylvia’s time spent working with the royal ponies.
This episode brings heritage and tradition with a focus on the future, an insight into these magnificent creatures and an opportunity to hear what comes next for Sylvia!
Find out more about the Gul Charity here : https://www.guloutdoortherapy.org.uk/
The Women in Wellies Podcast is sponsored by Scottish Law firm, Gillespie Macandrew, advising on all areas of land & rural business, private client, energy and real estate.
Connect with Sylvia on social media : Instagram - @snakebite_syl \\ Tiktok - Sylvia Ormiston \\ Facebook - Sylvia Ormiston
Episode Recorded on 24th September 2025.
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Alice Wilson is a Senior Associate at Galbraith Ayr and joins me for this milestone episode - number 50! Alice works throughout South West Scotland as a rural surveyor where no two days are ever the same.
Having been brought up on the family dairy farm Alice’s enthusiasm for all things rural runs deep and has shaped both the location she now works in and the variety of work she does. We go from rugby pitches to farm tables, talk about the power of community, the importance of trust and the role of land agents.
This conversation demonstrates how little Alice sits still but also how she has grown to find balance and, just occasionally, say no. Perfect listening with a cup of tea!
The Women in Wellies Podcast is sponsored by Scottish Law firm, Gillespie Macandrew, advising on all areas of land & rural business, private client, energy and real estate.
Connect with Alice on social media : LinkedIn - Alice Wilson and Galbraith \\ Instagram - @alicemwilson and @galbraithgroup
Episode Recorded on 15th August 2025.
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Donna Smith is chief executive of the Scottish Crofting Federation with previous roles including deputy CEO at the Crofting Commission and senior business analyst in the Scottish Government rural payments and inspections division as well as running her own business consultancy for 4 years.
Join us as Donna takes us on her career journey particularly sharing the impact of breast cancer with a newborn and toddler had and continues to have on her decision making and opportunity seizing today. We talk about the move back out of self employment to take up her current position at the Scottish Crofting Federation.
Donna has also held voluntary roles including chair of mental health charity Mikeysline and been president of Highland Business Women. We chat about Mikeysline, a fabulous Highland charity founded on peer support and saving lives through text lines and innovative solutions.
We, obviously, talk crofting - the challenges being faced, the grit and resilience of crofters and the opportunities they face.
This conversation is varied, quite the journey and everything I knew it would be having worked alongside Donna on the Highland Business Women Board - sit back, relax and enjoy!
The Women in Wellies Podcast is sponsored by Scottish Law firm, Gillespie Macandrew, advising on all areas of land & rural business, private client, energy and real estate.
Connect with Donna on social media : LinkedIn - Donna Smith and Scottish Crofting Federation \\ Instagram - @scottishcroftingfederation
SCF The Gathering : https://www.crofting.org/gathering-2025/
Episode Recorded on 15th August 2025.
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Lucy Laidlaw is a communications, marketing and community engagement consult based in East Lothian and working with a wide array of rural businesses supporting them to share their message, connect meaningfully and make an impact. From the juggle of raising boisterous boys to the joy of dopamine dressing we cover it all in this conversation.
Join us as Lucy takes us on her journey to today. A traditional journey from school to university and into a career inspired by her parents before embracing the opportunity for a rural job at the Buccleuch Estate and ultimately jumping in to business ownership to support the juggle of family life during Covid. We talk, perhaps unsurprisingly, about the importance of good communication, of community and what that means for business.
If you’ve met Lucy, you’ll know she is always fabulously dressed from bright lipstick to brilliant dresses and pom poms in there too so we chat about this too - confidence, dopamine dressing and the switch that flicked at forty. Filled with laughter, this is a feel good episode you don’t want to miss!
The Women in Wellies Podcast is sponsored by Scottish Law firm, Gillespie Macandrew, advising on all areas of land & rural business, private client, energy and real estate.
Connect with Lucy on social media : LinkedIn - Lucy Laidlaw and Lucy Laidlaw Communication \\ Instagram - @lucylaidlawcommunivation
Episode Recorded on 14th August 2025.
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Lynsay Bell Manson is an architect, owner of Studio LBA and Orwell Farm’s rural business hub, a mum, a wife and plenty more besides. She runs two brilliant businesses, delivers beautiful projects, raises an awesome kid, has her own rural idyl and plenty more besides and I loved chatting to Lynsay for this episode of the Women in Wellies Podcast.
Well this conversation really takes us on a journey that demonstrates Lynsay’s entrepreneurial energy, determination, spontaneity and the power of the gut instinct. From winging her way into her interview for architecture at university Lynsay has carved her path, built a business, shifted the business and overcome hard times. Growing a family - some with hooves - and building a highly sustainable rural business hub alongside running an architecture practice is something to be admired.
This is an episode packed with reminders to give things a go, to build a team around us who we can depend on and to remember to have fun, ride the horses, go to the events and make the connections along the way - there is something in here for everyone so do tune in and listen!
Please note : just a word of warning, this episode contains a conversation about miscarriage.
The Women in Wellies Podcast is sponsored by Scottish Law firm, Gillespie Macandrew, advising on all areas of land & rural business, private client, energy and real estate.
Connect with Lynsay on social media : LinkedIn - Lynsay Bell Manson and Studio LBA \\ Instagram - @lynsaybellmanson and @studio_lba
Episode Recorded on 11th June 2025.
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Kitty Grubb is Farmer Success Manager at Regenfied based in Edinburgh having grown up on a mixed farm in Sussex as one of five siblings. Defining herself as a “travelling saleswoman” Kitty takes us through her journey from studying French & Spanish at university to working in recruitment and head hunting before a transition to regenerative agriculture.
Kitty’s determination and passion for the rural sector shine through in her stories of how she ended up with a job in regenerative agriculture, the inspiration and drive behind Regenified and the importance of community as farming changes. We discuss the changes in the land seen through regenerative practices and the impact of shared experience perfectly timed as many flocked to Groundswell this week to do just this.
A conversation filled with joy, enthusiasm and a love for the farming and rural sector - tune in now!
The Women in Wellies Podcast is sponsored by Scottish Law firm, Gillespie Macandrew, advising on all areas of land & rural business, private client, energy and real estate.
Connect with Kitty on social media : LinkedIn - Kitty Grubb and Regnified \\ Instagram - @kittygrubb and @regenified
Documentaries :
Kiss the Ground (Amazon Prime) : https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B0C9TFWQLH/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r
Common Ground (Amazon Prime) : https://www.amazon.com/Common-Ground-Joshua-Tickell/dp/B0DSQ7LC5W
Book : Dirt to Soil by Gabe Brown : https://amzn.eu/d/e4JvzU5
Episode Recorded on 30th May 2025.
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Jennifer is Head of Rural Agency and an Associate at DM Hall, mother of two, volunteer with cubs, RICS Scotland Board Member and studying (and making it look effortless)!
Join us as Jennifer takes us on her journey from business studies with textile chemistry to project management for interior design and even event management before finding her place in the rural sector and training to become a rural surveyor. This episode sells the best parts of working in rural from feeding lambs to the fabulous opportunities to be out and about (maybe a less good day being shot at!) alongside the importance of team, balance and making tough decisions.
Like other Mum’s who have joined us on the Women in Wellies Podcast we chat about the juggle, the setting of boundaries and the non-negotiables that Jennifer has set. The importance of ongoing learning, building a network and being involved - use your voice are all key themes throughout this conversation and if you want to be inspired to consider a career in the rural surveying profession then this conversation is definitely for you!
The Women in Wellies Podcast is sponsored by Scottish Law firm, Gillespie Macandrew, advising on all areas of land & rural business, private client, energy and real estate.
Connect with Jennifer on social media : LinkedIn - Jennifer Campbell and DM Hall \\ Instagram - @dmhallsurveyors
Episode Recorded on 23rd May 2025.
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Alix is Program Director of Farmstrong Scotland, part time farmer, mother of two and at the time of recording in charge of 100 pet lambs!! Some juggle to kick us off!
Join us as Alix shares her story - from growing up rurally to university, working for and being part of Young Farmers and then her time with the Royal Highland Education Trust and Quality Meat Scotland. We delve into the power of on farm education, sharing where food comes from and the opportunity to get hands on to facilitate a greater understanding. Alix shares highlights from that including “that’s been the best day of my life” moments - truly something special.
We talk all things Farmstrong - the power of community, the importance of looking after your self as the number one asset on your farm and some of the pivotal moments since the launch of farmstrong in Scotland. Alix shares more about their own farm at home, the changes they have undertaken and the benefits gained. We discuss the role of women in agriculture, the burden they can carry and how Farmstrong are working to bring focus to this and support in the months ahead.
This episode reminds us all to take time for ourselves, look after our own wellbeing and take notice. A perfect one to enjoy while taking some time for you!
The Women in Wellies Podcast is sponsored by Scottish Law firm, Gillespie Macandrew, advising on all areas of land & rural business, private client, energy and real estate.
Connect with Alix on social media : LinkedIn - Alix Ritchie and Farmstrong Scotland \\ Instagram - @farmstrongscot \\ Facebook - Farmstrong Scotland
Episode Recorded on 25th April 2025.
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Rosie is a cut flower farmer and florist, and the owner of Scottish flower farm, Rosie Louise Cut Flowers. She grows on a 1/2 acre site near Edinburgh, using organic and no-dig practices.
Join us as Rosie shares the challenges she has overcome to uncover her love for horticulture, her passion for nature and more about her beautiful flower farm. The farm focuses on producing seasonal focal flowers with fragrance and a garden style, and supplies to florists in Edinburgh, Midlothian and the Scottish Borders. Rosie discusses her pathway from folk musician to flower farmer, the challenges faced along the way and what inspires her to never give up.
This is a conversation filled with joy, enthusiasm and a deep rooted love for the path Rosie has ended up on - definitely one to be enjoyed out in the sunshine if possible!
The Women in Wellies Podcast is sponsored by Scottish Law firm, Gillespie Macandrew, advising on all areas of land & rural business, private client, energy and real estate.
Connect with Rosie on social media : LinkedIn - Rosie Archbold \\ Instagram - @rosielouisecutflowers
Find out more about Rosemains Steading here : https://www.rosemains.co.uk/
Episode Recorded on 21st March 2025.
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Anna Hock joins me from the beautiful surroundings of Islay. Anna runs Orsay Sea Salt and Orsay Seafood - a seafood shack alongside juggling the chaos of life as a mum and a fisherman’s wife. Our conversations takes us from sea salt production to the challenges of island life.
Listen in as Anna shares from her childhood growing up on Jura, her move to Islay and working across a variety of industries from distilleries to social work before becoming a Mum. We go on the journey of establishing Orsay Sea Salt through three seasons of harvesting to where they are today including a mouth watering description of the crab dirty fries that you’ll be able to get from Orsay Seafood before too long! Anna’s drive and determination shines through - particularly when it comes to planning permission - alongside the power of community, the luxury of nature’s larder and her absolute passion for all she does!
Connect with Anna and Orsay Sea Salt on social media : Instagram - @orsayseasalt and @orsayseafood \\ Facebook - Orsay Sea Salt \\ Website - https://www.orsayseasalt.co.uk/
Episode Recorded on 21st March 2025.
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Steph Hepburn is a well known face across rural Scotland and joins me from our capital city, Edinburgh, which she calls home. Steph is a partner at Shepherd and Wedderburn and leads their Rural Disputes team who work across rural Scotland to avoid and resolve disputes. Our conversation takes us from a marketing degree to the working mum life balance, to becoming part of the rural sector and plenty more besides.
Join us as Steph takes us from growing up in inner city Edinburgh - no farming families, crofters or rural landowners there - through her career. Steph has embraced opportunities, not been afraid to forge her own path and has, like many of us, ended where she is today thanks to nudges along the way from key individuals and seizing opportunities when things didn’t go the way she thought. We talk about the power of people - a theme common to the Women in Wellies Podcast - including the value of relationships in business, the connection and the use of LinkedIn (no surprise there if you know Steph!). Steph shares some memorable career moments including a herd of sheep and some horses - definitely not where she thought she’s be when she first went to Stirling Uni to study marketing!
We round out the episode with some brilliant advice for the next generation, as always - I love these gems of wisdom!
Connect with Stephanie on social media : LinkedIn - Stephanie Hepburn
Episode Recorded on 14th March 2025.
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Jo Morris is a farmer, mum, wife, solicitor, snug host, star of ‘This Farming Life’ and now podcast guest, just to get us started and joins me in conversation from their “new” family farm in Fife. Jo takes us on the journey of change they have been on as a family to build a resilient future through a move from Caithness where her husband’s family had farmed for 5 generations, to the heart of Fife.
Jo provides a real perspective on the challenges of moving, the reality of learning new land, new livestock and the changes this has brought their family. She tells us more about being on BBC’s ‘This Farming Life’ with camera crews joining them on the farm and their decision to bring openness and transparency to their story in this series. We discuss the balancing act of being a practicing solicitor alongside farming and building guaranteed income into their business model as they plan for their future including the Snug’s and veg growers. Most of all, Jo’s dedication to her family first shines through our conversation.
Connect with Jo Morris on social media : LinkedIn - Joanna Morris \\ Instagram - @logie_farm_fife
Check out ‘This Farming Life’ on BBC iPlayer.
Episode Recorded on 12th February 2025.
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The Women in Wellies Podcast is back for Season 2 and I am delighted to be behind the microphone with a fantastic line up of guests. M.T. O’Donnell, founder and editor of the Scotland Grows Magazine, joins me for this conversation. M.T.’s magazine and her podcast of the same name, celebrate real gardening in Scotland with real advice from those gardening across the country.
Join us as M.T. takes us from her days as a high school english teacher to where her love for all things gardening came from. She shares about her own garden and the joy of mixing edibles with flowers - as well as eating the peas straight from the plant, if you know you know! We dive into the health and well-being benefits of gardening from memory to self esteem and plenty more besides and what an encouragement to spend an hour outside in the garden and get something growing this season!
We discuss where the magazine originated from and the opportunities M.T. has created for real gardeners to share real experience from Shetland to East Lothian and everywhere in between alongside M.T.’s passion for sharing the power of podcasting through workshops and supporting those keen to get started. A familiar Women in Wellies theme, community and connecting with others, once again comes up.
So here’s your encouragement to get green fingered this summer - what are you going to grow to bring you that joy and perhaps a tasty treat or 2?
Connect with M.T. and Scotland Grows on social media : LinkedIn - M.T. O’Donnell and Scotland Grows Magazine \\ Instagram - @scotlandgrows
Episode Recorded on 10th February 2025.
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With so much change, legislative and otherwise, we’re bringing a new angle to the Women in Wellies Podcast and it kicks off with a fantastic trio of experts from across rural Scotland in our first educational episode. Jennifer Campbell brings her land agency perspective from DM Hall, Leanne Gordon brings her legal expertise from Lindsays and Lucy Crow talks tax and accountancy from Henderson Loggie.
Through this episode Jennifer, Leanne and Lucy discuss three case studies to bring to life scenarios you may come across as part of your rural business and provide pointers for questions you should discuss as a family, or with those involved in the farming business. We all know how challenging these conversations can be, a tough topic to bring up around the table at the farm particularly around the future. Jennifer, Leanne and Lucy want to encourage and inspire you to have these difficult conversations, to think about what you want from the future and perhaps even write a wishlist!
A totally different episode for you, kicking off our new season!
Connect with Jennifer Campbell on social media : LinkedIn - Jennifer Campbell \ DM Hall
Connect with Leanne Gordon on social media : LinkedIn - Leanne Gordon \ Lindsays LLP
Connect with Lucy Crow on social media : LinkedIn - Lucy Crow \ Henderson Loggie
Episode Recorded on 4th March 2025.
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Deirdre Stewart is Programme Director for the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, leading the Trust’s project at Dalnacardoch, Blair Atholl. Having been a practising land agent for well over 20 years with a focus on the management of upland estates across Perthshire, Angus and Deeside, Deirdre brings her passion for all things rural, with a focus on deer and wildlife management to our conversation.
Join us as Deirdre takes us from growing up as a crofter’s daughter in Inverness-shire with days spent rolling wool, plucking grouse and getting her hands dirty through university, life as a female land agent and on to life as a female factor! Deirdre reminisces on highs and lows, the challenges and opportunities she has been afforded over the course of her career so far and the fantastic people she has met, collaborated with, worked alongside and had the privilege of learning from.
We discuss change in the sector, the impact of a new type of landowner and the opportunities this presents for new skills and therefore people to enter rural Scotland. An often familiar theme across Women in Wellies episodes, we chat about self-confidence and the power of having conviction, a firm footing in your knowledge.
Deirdre rounds out season 1 of Women in Wellies and her episode with some fantastic advice and another endorsement for the Scottish Rural Leadership Programme!
Connect with Deirdre on social media : LinkedIn - Deirdre Stewart \\ Instagram - @deirdrefstewart
Episode Recorded on 10th July & 27th August 2024.
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In the third of our ‘Next Generation’ episodes we are joined by Hailey Anderson. Hailey is a gamekeeper in the Scottish Borders working on a low ground pheasant shoot having joined the business working in the kitchens at the age of 13.
Join us as Hailey shares her journey from the kitchens to joining the keepering team, how she has found her place as a young female in a traditionally male dominated environment and her passion is certainly infectious. The journey from beating in her pink wellies and yellow waterproof to the pride in rearing the pheasants and seeing a successful shoot day demonstrate Hailey’s determination to succeed.
Hailey shares how her Papa was her inspiration, how those around her who she has worked with have built her confidence and how she has built physical strength to conquer the demands of the job. We discuss college, the future of the sector and inspiring others to consider roles within the rural sector through her work with Scotland’s Regional Moorland Groups before rounding out the conversation with her goals for where she’d like to be in five years time! We certainly can’t wait to see all Hailey achieves next so do tune in and hear what she has to say!
This episode is sponsored by the Landed Estates and Rural Business Team at Henderson Loggie Chartered Accountants.
Connect with Hailey on social media : Instagram : @haileyanderson05 \\ Tiktok : @haileyanderson151
Episode Recorded on 28th July 2024
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Eleanor Kay is Senior Policy Advisor - Agriculture & Climate Change at Scottish Land & Estates. Eleanor is a passionate advocate for farming and integrated land management, working with land managers and partners to develop clear messages for influencing policy makers and seeker of solutions for land managers looking to adapt to climate change and work with nature.
Join us as Eleanor’s passion for people, agriculture and her time working with peas all come together in this conversation. Eleanor shares how her upbringing in an agricultural family shaped her love for the sector and how she overcame challenges of deafness and extensive surgery to thrive at school, develop a love for learning and research and instill her love for reasoned arguments and challenging assumptions.
Eleanor discusses her roles with Scottish Land & Estates, the US Embassy and the draw of a return to domestic policy and “doing it for my own farmers” with a return to Scottish Land & Estates at a time of change for policy in the UK. We discuss the importance of representative voices influencing our policy making and the determination Eleanor brings.
She also shares her experience of reaching an Endometriosis diagnosis, the impact this has had on her and draws a fantastic comparison between land management / farming and managing endo.
We round out the episode chatting about Women in Agriculture Scotland, the Farmer’s Club and Cricket!
Find out more about Scottish Land & Estates here : https://www.scottishlandandestates.co.uk/
This episode is sponsored by the Rural Scotland team at Savills.
Connect with Eleanor on social media - LinkedIn - Eleanor Kay \\ X - @agrieleanor \\ Instagram - @Eleanor_Agri
Episode Recorded on 16th July 2024
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